Double deck auto loaders

If you're talking about the two-level Lionel cars with four autos, that's the Evans Auto-Loader. K-Line did on in the correct size and configuration. The prototype actually held six cars on a 53-foot flat car frame. The K-Line is the one to get if you're after a correct one of this vintage. They occasionally show up on eBay, but they fetch close to or above retail now.

 

The original Evans Autoloader was easier to deal with than the box car as the autos could be driven straight in from on end. The hot ticket would be for someone to produce one with moving ramps.

 

Lionel:

 

 

K-Line

 

 

 

If you're talking about the 89-footers, those were on TTX 89-foot flats. It was pretty hard to find this photo out there. No one mass produces this one in O scale -- at least not yet.

 

Found the drawings I had picked up of the prototype. These show the loading process.

 

 

The prototype was built for the New York Central. I found these patent drawings here where a guy was attempting to build one in S scale.

Great responses!  Thank you.

Isn't it funny how you can buy an "aquarium car" or a clear bodied F-3 (gag), but you can't buy cars as common as these.

Hmmm?

You're most welcome. Stumbled across the site when researching the car. I was curious about the prototype information on the K-Line I was bidding on (lost the auction). What's even funnier is that there was only the one Evans prototype (UP and ATSF had a similar car, but it wasn't the Evans) but so many toy/model variants were done (kinda like the Pennsy S2 Turbine). Based on the article, the car was quite an advance over the box car loading that was done up to that point.

there is the MTH ones with the 4 cars (ERTL ?) . If MTH could make them longer to hold 6 or 8 cars

scratchbuilt versions

Thanks for the photos...those cars look excellent.